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2024 Baseball Roster

1 Christian Gordon

  • Position Left-Handed Pitcher
  • Height / Weight 6-0 / 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Agricola, Va.
  • High School (Prev. School) Liberty Christian (Liberty/State College of Florida)
  • B/T L/L

Biography

Selected in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs (16th Round)
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion (2024)

A-10 All-Conference Second Team (2024)
A-10 All-Tournament Team (2024)

IN THE RECORD BOOK

  • Tied-fifth in single-season strikeouts (102, 2024)

2024/SENIOR

  • Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion
  • A-10 All-Conference Second Team
  • A-10 All-Tournament Team
  • Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 25)
  • Started 16 games, throwing 79.2 innings
  • Went 8-2 with a 3.62 ERA, striking out 102 batters for an 11.52 K/9 ratio
  • Twirled a gem in a 1-0 regional win over No. 22 Wake Forest, pitching 7.2 innings, punching out 13 and allowing just two hits (May 31)
  • Struck out 10 across seven scoreless innings against St. Bonaventure, allowing just four hits (Apr. 13)

2023/JUNIOR

  • Started and appeared in eight games
  • Went 2-2 with a 5.58 ERA, tossing 30.2 innings while striking out 31 batters
  • Got first career win with five innings scoreless performance against Fairfield (Feb. 18)
  • Facing Fairfield (Feb. 25) for the second time in the season, tossed another 5.0 innings, striking out four to earn second win of the season
  • Threw 5.1 innings against NJIT (Mar. 17) and at South Florida (Mar. 24) for back-to-back starts with at least five innings

2021/SOPHOMORE (STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA)

  • Started seven games and made 14 appearances
  • Finished 1-1 with a 6.65 ERA, 25 strikeouts and 23.0 innings pitched

2020/FRESHMAN (LIBERTY)

  • Made two appearances in relief
  • Pitched one inning of relief in college debut in win over Longwood (2/25)

PRIOR TO COLLEGE

  • Graduate of Liberty Christian Academy
  • Selected in the 38th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Named to the 2019 Class 4 All-State, all-region and Seminole district first teams as a pitcher
  • 2019 Lynchburg News & Advance Area Player of the Year
  • Part of 2019 Region 4D title team
  • Also named to district and all-region team as an outfielder
  • Threw perfect game as a junior
  • Member of the 2017 Class 4A State Champions

PERSONAL

  • Son of Dorothy and Tim Gordon

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
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    2024Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 180 lbs
    1